Babyface

(From the Book of Faces:)

Cristine Hutchison-Jones added 2 new photos.

January 28 · Boston, MA · Edited · 

Somebody -- who is 5 MONTHS OLD today -- still feels 100% around here.

— with Chris Hutchison-Jones.

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  Michael D. Cohen Caption for bottom picture: "Evil Scientist Dr. Babyface says, 'Puny Humans! I will blow up your tanks and rockets with my giant evolved brain! Try and stop me!'"

  January 28 at 4:20pm · Like · 2
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  Chris Hutchison-Jones And he would have succeeded too...except for nap time.

  January 28 at 5:35pm · Like · 2
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  Cristine Hutchison-Jones Michael, why does he have to be an evil genius? Maybe he wants to destroy the tanks and rockets to bring about world peace!

  January 29 at 10:57am · Like · 1
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  Ingrid Anderson Nah.

  January 29 at 10:59am · Like
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  Michael D. Cohen A la Kurt Vonnegut's 'Barnhouse Equations'? Possibly, but just not as humorous -- there's no cognitive dissonance. The molecule-like toy next to him screams "Science", while his large and beautifully rounded cranium suggests a powerful intelligence. Finally, trying to see him as an Evil Scientist, literally in the face of his extreme neoteny, is very difficult, which is what makes it so funny.

  January 29 at 11:37am · Like
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  Cristine Hutchison-Jones I have to admit... I'd rather see my baby as a force for good and sacrifice some of the humor...

  January 29 at 11:39am · Like
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  Michael D. Cohen Of course, you are his Mom. That is your job. Think of it solely as a tribute to his cuteness. P.S. Only 15 years and 7 months until Driver Permit & Practice Driving Time....

  January 29 at 11:45am · Like · 1

Sharing

There's entirely too much sharing on Facebook these days, with people openly attempting to indicate their actual feelings. To put the kibosh (from the Gaelic, "cap of death") on this, I hereby endorse the use of the following Unemoticons:

 

     {:^I}  (ordinary person, head bloody but unbowed),

 

     [:^I}  (apprentice Stoic),

 

     [:^I]  (full Stoic), and

 

     {:^I#  (hipster Stoic, with goatee).

 

 

When the Elf isn't Creepy Enough

Are your kids getting too blasé about the "Elf on the Shelf"? Then they'll love finding this in random places around the house:

 

A Bad Case of Cat Arm

It's hard to work on the Computer with a cat clamped to your arm: (it's also a hard thing to take a picture of):

 

 

 

Crystal says...

Who hasn't seen this while driving on Route 128?

 

 

Stump a Brit

Want to stump a Brit? There's no need to confound them by showing them an unlabeled map of the U.S. and asking them to fill in  the names of the States.

 

(Photo courtesy of BuzzFeed.)

 

Or even by asking them about American Mythology, i.e., what are the 4 Countries in the Land of Oz (Munchkin, Gillikin, Quadling, and Winkie).

 

Meet them on their own ground, and ask them when is Michaelmas (Sept. 29).

 

Or ask them to name the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and Brecqhou).

 

For bonus points, ask them to name the Cinque Ports (Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich).

 

Then ask them what a "-wich" is, anyway (a Town with salt deposits).

 

 

The Banks o' the Merrimack

 

Was nice out this afternoon, so I took my bike up to Groveland. Rode through Groveland to West Newbury, then went east along the South bank of the Merrimack into Newburyport. Crossed over to Amesbury on the famous (but newly rebuilt) Chain Bridge, then rode back along the North bank to Haverhill and Groveland. Saw a couple of lonely-looking Bison at Kimball Farm. It got chillier and darker as I went along, but it's always a beautiful area to ride in.

 

 

 

 

 

Sci-Fi for Christmas...?

Watched Scroogenado™ last night with Anne Crockett.

 

 Didn't know that the Syfy Channel was on the cheesy Christmas Movie bandwagon, too.
 

Ice Blue Heron

Was walking with Annie around Horn Pond, and we stopped to look at the water pouring over the dam. Then I looked down, and saw the Heron just standing there.

 

(Photo courtesy of Anne Crockett. She says, "This was the closest I've gotten to a Heron. He must have felt safe down below the dam.")